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Qs If |V> Elsewhere, $5.00 J\ |\ I | IIII IV STANTON T. FR Tear &.00, U.S.A. V K V I I I I I H "Wete " "Q s if |V> Elsewhere, $5.00 SKYLOOJ\ |\ I | I I IK I IV September Stnd Subscriphoni to SKYLOOK. Box 129. Stover. Mo. 65078 PUBLISHED MONTHLY Mr.. Norm* E. Short. Editor and Publisher No. 70 STANTON T. FRIEDMAN, nuclear physicist and noted authority on UFOs, will give an illustrated lecture "Flying Saucers ARE Real" on Monday, September 24, at 7:30 P.M. at the Machinists' Hall, 12365 St. Charles Rock Road in Bridgeton, Mo. The lecture will be followed by a question and answer period. Tickets, if purchas- ed in advance by mail are $2.00 for the main floor seats, $1*00 forbalcony seats. Tickets purchased at the door the night of the lecture will be$2»50 and $1,50. To order by mail, send a check payable to 1LCO Productions, a stamped self-addressed envelope, and indicate number and kind of tickets wanted* ILCO Productions is a newly-established St. Louis firm which plans to sponsor a series of public lectures on UFOs, psychic phenomena and related topics. Friedman, who was one of the main speakers at the MUFON Symposium in Kansas City in June, needs no introduction to SKYLOOK readers. His lectures to colleges and professional groups have won him widespread fame, and many consider him the most author- itative and the most interesting speaker on UFOs today. Take advantage of this opportunity to attend one of his lectures. ILCO Productions. P. 0. Box 12653. St. Louis. Mo. 63141 This is not a paid advertisement. We're giving Mr. Friedman this space because we consider this "good news71 for our many readers in the St. Louis area, and we don't want them to miss it. Th* best for the bestl —Ye Ed. Special Features In This Issue . SKYLOOK Reporter Investigates Another UFO Landing . Many See "Thing" in Tennessee Sky . Report on 1897 Aurora, Texas, Investigation by Walter H. Andrus . More on the Emden, Mo. Sighting . Brightest Comet in Recent Years Coming . plus the Regular Features. Message From Your Director . In Others' Words . Astronomy Page . Organization News . Announcements . Many UFO Report! nlt would be megalomania to think that we are the one intelligent civil- ization in the universe."--Heidelberg astronomer Sebastian von Hoerner. Official Publication of the Mutual UFO Network S K Y L 0 0 K Know Your Magazine Editor & Publisher: SKYLOOK was first published in September Mrs. Norma E. Short 1967. Your editor became publisher also in Box 129 1969, and SKYLOOK became a monthly publica- Stover, Mo., 65078 tion. We became the official publication of the Public Relations: Midwest UFO Network (now the Mutual UFO Net- Mrs. Rosetta Holmes Work) in May, 1969. Subscriptions are open 1690 Hill Drive to members and non members. Carlyle, 111. 62231 SKYLOOK is staffed by and for adults. Our policy is to tell it as it is, and we make Staff: every effort to separate fact from fantasy Walter H. Andrus in investigating and reporting. 40 Christopher Court Readers are invited to send UFO reports Quincy, 111., 62301 and news clips. Credit will be given for material used, but anonymity promised when John F. Schuessler you request it. P. 0. Box 9 The deadline for copy for next month's 0?Fallon, Mo. 63366 issue is always the 20th of this month. Please send in material as early as possible as we Ted Phillips hold open only two pages for the morning mail P. 0. Box 615 of the 20th. Sedalia, Mo., 65301 Mail all material for SKYLOOK to the editor. Enquiries re MUFON should be mailed to Walter Lucius Farish H. Andrus, 40 Christopher Ct., Quincy, 111. Route 1 62301. Plumerville, Ark. 72127 Where To Order MUFON Publications Mark Herbstritt 967 Theresia St. The Field Investigator's Manual - guidelines, St. Marys, Pa.15857 techniques and suggestions on how to conduct UFO sighting interview, investigation, report Mrs. Carol Armstrong forms etc. Price: $1.50 to MUFON members; $2.00 6908 Kingsbury Blvd. to non-members, USA and Canada; outside, $2.75- St. Louis, Mo. 63130 1972 Conference Proceedings - a big book, speeches Joseph M. Brill made at 1972 Conference, and a wealth of other 228 N. 12th St. material on UFOs. $3.25 in USA and Canada; $4.00 Quincy, 111. 62301 elsewhere. SUBSCRIPTION MUFOH Symposium 1973 - All the lectures, other See Cover. UFO papers, a history of MUFON; by Stanton T, Published Monthly Friedman, J. Allen Hynek, Walter H. Andrus, Mail check to editor. Ted Phillips, Adrian Vance, John F. Schuessler and Barry H. Downing0 $3.25 in USA and Canada; ADVERTISING $4.00 elsewhere. Classified: 5# a word. Address , and make check payable to: MUFON Inc, Minimum charge, $1.00. 40 Christopher Court, Quincy, 111., 62301. \;e reserve right to reject unsuitable material. A Message From Your Director Bill Case, State Director for Texas, is proud to announce the follow- ing appointments: Gary R. Brown, Route 4, Box 431, Denton, Texas 76201, telephone AC Si? 497-3106 (KJMWJ) as State-Section Director for Denton and Cooke Counties; James J. Ferritto, 406 E. Walker, Decatur, Texas, 76234, telephone AC 317 627-2479, to the position of State-Section Di- rector for Wise and Montague Counties; and Ray Stanford, P. 0. BOX 5310, Austin, Texas 78763, telephone AC 512 441-3543, as State-Section Director for Travis, Bastrop, Caldwell and Hays Counties, Charles D. Yarborough, 5143 East *elknap, Fort Worth, Texas 76117, telephone AC 817 334-7474, a practicing attorney, has volunteered to serve MU*UW as a "Legal Advisor and Counselor.1* . •*t is with extreme pleasure that MUFON welcomes "obert M. wood, Pn.u., 1727 Candlestick Lane, Newport Beach, Ca. 92660, telephone AC 714 548- 2373, as our new Consultant in Engineering/Physics. Bob brings *ith him a wealth of experience in the aerospace industry and UFO research. Paul C. Cerny, State Director for Northern California, has selected Bradley Johnston, 2233 Buena Vista Ave.,Livermore, Ca. 94550, telephone /ft 415 447-5331, as State-Section Director Tor Alameda, Contra ^osta, and Stanislaus Counties. Your Director is proud to welcome Gerald K. Ginnings, Ph. U., BOX 2326, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Term. 37601, tele- phone AC 615 923-3563, as our new State Director for Tennessee. With his many years of experience in education, electronics (Amateur Kadio WA4JYT) and in the UFO field, Jerry will be a solid asset to MUFON. Elmer A. Krai. State Director for Nebraska, has appointed Joseph M. Adams, Route 1, ^ox 133A, Chadron, Nebr. 69337, telephone AC 308 432- 4129 as State-Section Director for Dawes and Sheridan Counties. Congratulations and two dozen roses to Rosie and Dick Holmes for being such gracious hosts for their fifth annual MUFON Picnic at Carlyle, 111. on July 22. Visitors from eight states attended this annual event to enjoy the delicious food, hear outstanding speakers and to partici- page in the congenial socializing. On July 12, your Director had the privilege of meeting in JJallas, Texas, with State-Section Directors Stanley l". Ferguson, Thomas R. Adams, and State Astronomy Director, Earl F. Watt's in Earl s home, along with other UFO friends to plan for the growth of MJFON in ±exas. Following closely upon the recent successful Fourth Annual MUFON Symposium in ^ansas ^ity, Mo., on June 16, Lerry Moyers, State Director for Ohio and Earl J. Neff, State-Section Director for the Cleveland area, have announced that the Fifth Annual MUFON Symposium will be held Saturday, June 22, 1974, at the beautiful new AKKON-CASCADE Holiday Inn, 5 Cascade Plaza, Akron, Ohio, 44303. xhe Symposium will be hosted by F.S.I.C. (Flying Saucer Investigating Committee) and ^.U.P. (Cleveland Ufology Project], A. E. "Marc" Candusso, formerly MUFON Co-State Director for Ohio, has already pledged his active support to Lsrry and Earl. The first public announcement of the date for the 1974 MUFON Symposium was made by Earl J. Neff on July 31 when he was interviewed by Jim Stagg in a full hour UFO program on WMAQ in Chicago. Circle this date, June 22, 1974, on your calendar now so that you can start making plans to attend, and watch SKY.LOOK for more details as they develop. Walt Andrus, Director MUFON Notice to Our Headers The UFOs Behind the Iron Curtain article, by Joe Srill intended for this issue is lengthy, and rather than divide it into two parts, we are holding for the October issue when it will appear in its entirety. More and more good copy is cooing in, and it? like pulling a tooth to leave out good reports. We could be a weekly. SKYLOOK Reporter Investigates Another UFO Landing - Object is Seen by Three Witnesses - Tree Limbs Broken - Imprints Left in Soli It was about 12:30 the night of June 28, 1973* ?he sky was clear and there was a very light breeze. It was quiet at the "Smith" mobile home in a wooded area at the end of a dead end lane. Even the family dogs, which normally took their duties as watch dogs seriously and found something to yap at just ever so often, were silent. It was just about like any other Thursday night at the X Trailer Court at the edge of a Missouri college town, but an event was to occur which the Smith family will never forget. John Smith, age 41 and a long time employee at the college, was re- laxing in the living room end listening to music on a record player. -*-t had been a long day and he was about ready to turn in.
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